Obama to visit Michigan for groundbreaking of LG Chem battery plant

Posted: Jul 12, 2010
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United States President - Barack Obama

Barack Obama will be making his fourth trip to the state of Michigan this Thursday since becoming the President of the United States of America. Obama will be in town to attend the ground breaking of a $303 million battery plant owned by LG Chem. The move shows Obama is serious about his goal of 1 million plug-in hybrids and EVs on the roads by 2015.

In March, LG Chem confirmed that it would build a factory to make battery cells for electric-vehicles including the upcoming 2011 Chevrolet Volt extended range electric-vehicle. Production of the plant kicked of last month.

The 650,000 sq-ft plant will be able to produce up to 200,000 EV batteries and will create 300 jobs by 2013. It is already creating hundreds for the construction of the plant.

Half of the funding for the LG Chem plant came from form a $151.4 million federal grant. LG Chem does not have to pay that money back.

- By: Stephen Calogera

Source: Detroit News


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  • Dsargent77

    Very cool…Don't get me wrong, I'm all for big loud vehicles and the hair raising stench of refueling your vehicle just like any american, but the conversion to energy efficiency from gas guzzling is a good thing. Gas prices are just too high these days and with this state having such bad unemployment rates, people need to save all the money they can, and if that means switching to a hybrid/electric car then that's what needs to be done.